Previously, Rebel Voice brought you this song as performed by the Scottish balladeer, Dick Gaughan. Parcel O’ Rogues – Dick Gahan This time, we present to you one of Ireland’s finest, Luke Kelly. Luke was a founding members of the Dubliners. His voice is special. It has the earthy and slightly rough tones of a working […]
John Spillane is a renowned singer-songwriter from the beautiful city of Cork in Ireland. He is a popular constant on both TV and radio on the Emerald Isle. Here is one of his better known ballads. The lyrics in this track are poetry and when set to the haunting melody serve to take the listener […]
Here’s a popular song from the sweatiest troubadour in Kildare. Christy Moore has been performing for a very long time. He has been in various bands, from Planxty to Moving Hearts to The Bothy Band. He has also carved out a successful career as a solo performer, and more recently has toured with the virtuoso […]
They’re bold. They’re brash. They’re loud. They’re raucous. They’re The Pogues and they’re effin great. Here is a typically lively number from the Hiberno-English trad-punk maestros. If you enjoyed this, please share
The Pogues are at it again in this song. They are the connoisseurs of drunken commentary. Rebel Voice, being an Irish-based site, could not of course condone such drunken revelry… ahem… but stands by the right of others to engage in this behaviour so long as they don’t fall on you. This is but one […]
Here is The Pogues’ version of the popular and lively Ulster ballad. Needless to say, it’s a rollicking take on a classic tune from a land full of the same. Go easy on the whiskey when listening to this, though, as Rebel Voice does not want you to waken up in a strange bed with […]
Here is the very popular and stomping track from the Monaghan born musical maestro, Ryan Sheridan. This song should get your feet tapping and ass swinging for a time. It’s one of those songs that will stay with you after the music stops, but in a good way. https://youtu.be/o7Gpul2E3pE If you enjoyed this, please share
Here’s another classic from the Hiberno-English trad-rock band that shook the Establishment in the eighties and nineties. Rebel Voice wishes it to be known that the lead singer of this group finally got new teeth! If you enjoyed this, please share
This ballad by the Cavan singer-songwriter, Lisa O’Neill, speaks of the way in which machines are replacing people without improving anyone’s lives. We could be forgiven for thinking that increased mechanization is going to create a new society where technology does all the work and we can enjoy a life of leisure. Sadly, and at […]
This is a haunting ballad about a dog. OK, so you might wonder why go to all the bother for a mutt, but Michael Jackson sung one about a pet rat (Ben), so Rebel Voice prefers this one about man’s – and woman’s – best friend. Keep the tissues close… If you enjoyed this, please share
This is one of the more raucous tracks from a band with a very rowdy history. It has been sung with gusto by many an Irishman who has imbibed more than his fair share of whiskey. On such occasions, the menfolk of Ireland tend to believe that they sound like an Irish version of Andrea […]
The Pogues are a Hiberno-English band who stand as one of the greatest musical acts to (almost) come out of Ireland. Their lead vocalist, and Rebel Voice uses that term loosely, is possibly the finest song-writer of all time. Leonard Cohen could only wish to be as good as Shane MacGowan. This ballad is another […]
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